As a thank you to all the wonderful mums, step mums, grandmas, and mother figures, you are invited to Thornton Hall Country Park for free.
Mothers Day at Thornton Hall Farm (Mums go FREE!)
As a thank you to all the wonderful Mums, Step Mums, Grandmas and mother figures we would like to welcome you to Thornton Hall Farm FREE (see Ts&Cs).Enjoy a great family day out here on the farm with lots to see and do.What's included:Full day…
Mother's Day Breakfast
On Sunday 19th March, tuck into a delicious Mother's Day breakfast, served in our beautiful Garden Room. The perfect way to start a special day! Enjoy giant games and a caricaturist (£5 per drawing) throughout the morning.Arrival time…
Mother's Day Brunch
Mother's Day BrunchSunday 31st March - 10am - 11am**Complimentry glass of Buck's Fizz for mums**
Mother's Day Brunch
Mother's Day Brunch - Sunday 31st March 9.30am - 11am**Complimentry glass of Buck's Fizz for mums**
Festival Bowland 2023 - Meadow Inspiration Walk
Join us as Hay Time Project Officer, Carol Edmondson, leads us on this walk through the lovely meadows around Gisburn Forest.
Festival Bowland 2023 - Moorland Safari
Join us for a walk along one of the Forest of Bowland's most stunning valleys and take this opportunity to learn more about the international importance of the area and its rare upland habitats.
Festival Bowland 2023 - Move More Naturally
A chance to connect your whole body to nature through movement.All under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.Free but booking essential. Please contact Matt Donnelly on 07505 899656 or email [email protected]
Festival Bowland 2023 - National Meadows Day BioBlitz
Let's see what lives in a meadow! The idea of a BioBlitz is to collect as many animal, insect and plant records as possible at one site; so why not come and join us for a fun day in the meadow and learn some ID skills too?Free admission but…
Festival Bowland 2023 - Night & Dark Glass
A Bowland Dark Skies Festival event.This time of year is fantastic for Dark Skies events and they're the perfect opportunity to gain inspiration for this creative fused glass workshop with Hornby artist, Anne Somers.Booking essential. Please…
Festival Bowland 2023 - Pendle Peat & Pie Challenge (CANCELLED)
Join us for a walk to the top of Pendle Hill and discover the fascinating, but often unseen, world of peat restoration - then reward yourself with a slice of hearty Pendle Peat Pie!
Festival Bowland 2023 - Planet Watch
A Bowland Dark Skies Festival event. (ONLINE)Join Robert Ince, of Stargazing Events, for an online real time viewing session of the planets and some other telescope sites.Robert will, weather permitting, be broadcasting his telescope's viewpoint…
Festival Bowland 2023 - Stargazing
Fully Booked.A Bowland Dark Skies Festival event.Wrap up warm and join Robert Ince for an evening of stargazing.Booking essential. For more information or to book please email [email protected] or phone 07973 923142.£5 per person.
Festival Bowland 2023 - Summer Dawn Chorus
Soak up the joyful sounds of a waking woodland on this summer dawn chorus walk in Gisburn Forest.
Festival Bowland 2023 - The Folly!
One of the Yorkshire Dales' only Grade 1 listed buildings, The Folly is an unmistakable landmark in the centre of Settle.Join us online as we discover it's past and hear about some of the exciting plans for the future.(Under 18s must be…
Festival Bowland 2023 - The Preston Observatory
A Bowland Dark Skies Festival event. (ONLINE)Following his highly enjoyable talk last year, Graham McLoughlin of Preston and District Astronomical Society joins us once again - this time for a look at the history of what could be the oldest public…
Festival Bowland 2024
Festival Bowland is a year-round calendar of events celebrating the nature, landscape, culture and heritage of the Forest of Bowland National Landscape.
Festival Bowland 2024 - Charcoal Making & Sketching
Have fun round the fire pit learning how to make your very own charcoal, then enjoy a relaxed, tutored sketching session, before taking your newly made drawing materials away to use at home.A lovely way to spend a spring morning ! All materials…
Festival Bowland 2024 - Dawn Chorus & Croissants
Celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day with us!
Festival Bowland 2024 - Diamonds in the Landscape Photography Exhibition
2024 marks 60 years since the designation of the Forest of Bowland as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and we're celebrating with our new name - Forest of Bowland National Landscape - and a new photography exhibition!
Festival Bowland 2024 - Earthworm Sampling Day
Come and get your hands dirty learning all about earthworms!
Festival Bowland 2024 - Forest Bathing
Join Stacey McKenna-Seed, from Rewilding Outdoor Therapy, for a magical evening of forest bathing.
Festival Bowland 2024 - Move More Naturally
Experience moving naturally in nature.
Festival Bowland 2024 - RSPB Moorland Safari
Join the RSPB for a walk along one of the Forest of Bowland's most stunning valleys.
Festival Bowland 2024 - RSPB Moorland Safari
Join the RSPB for a walk along one of the Forest of Bowland's most stunning valleys.Take this opportunity to learn more about the international importance of the area and its rare upland habitats, and discover some of the incredible wildlife that…
Edwina Hayes
Edwina’s beautifully written songs, charming stage presence, and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana. She plays at Darwen Library Theatre on Saturday 17th April 2021 at 8pm. Tickets from £13.
Edwina Hayes and Eve O'Riordan
We are delighted to welcome Edwina Hayes to The Boo this season for the first time! Edwina has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison as well as her own gigs playing stages as far reaching as Glastonbury Festival to The Royal…
Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself
Hark!Startiling revalations about relations of comedian Edy Hurst ('Bursts with comedic energy' – The Skinny) have led him on a wyrd and wonderfull spirit journey of self-discoverie through the relms of the Lancashire Witch Trials and…
eek! week at WWT Martin Mere
A fantastic eek!sperience for all the family.
Egg-cellent Easter Holiday Crafts
Spring is here! Join us at Clitheroe Castle Museum during the Easter holidays and make something beautiful to celebrate. Decorate your very own ceramic tealight holder - there's lambs and chicks to choose from! Crafts are £4.99 and can be purchased…